Rhodes, it seemed, was secure and popular amongst his  supporters, and was also building a powerbase that excluded his opponents amongst progressive  and non-White South Africans.

罗德斯似乎在他的支持者中很安全并且很受欢迎，并且还在建立一个权力基础， 将他的对手排除在进步派和非白人南非人中。